Marquez and Pedrosa lead the timesheet on first day in Argentina

Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa showed great form on day one at the Argentine GP, topping the FP2 timesheet with the first and second best lap times, respectively. The Repsol Honda duo was separated by a mere 25 thousandths of a second. With Jack Miller and Cal Crutchlow finishing fourth and fifth, Honda riders occupied four of the five spots today.

Working with their crews on electronics and bike setup, Marquez and Pedrosa built on the positive work they had already carried out in the morning’s FP1 session. The afternoon was challenging, with greasy, slippery track conditions prompted by the soaring temperatures (33° C air, 55° ground) but the team made the most of the situation.

Marc Marquez

1st1'41.579

"Today was a bit of a strange day, but the feeling was good in the end and we finished first on the timesheets. I think that the conditions will change a lot during the weekend, even from the first to the second session we saw the surface improve, although not as much as we had expected. So far track conditions are worse than last season so it seems that the times will be a long way off those from last year, but it will be the same for everyone and we are trying to manage it in the best way possible and adapt the bike as best we can."

Dani Pedrosa

2nd1'41.604

"On this first day we were able to ride on a dry track, and we saw that it was very dirty. It was a little difficult and the times were a little slower than we had expected. However, we worked as hard as we could with the setup of the bike, and we also made several tyre tests in case it will be raining tomorrow. It was a positive day, but as always we will try to keep improving."

MotoGP 2016Friday, April 1st 2016

Practice
Round 2
G.P. de la República ArgentinaArgentina

Day-1 Results

Sunny

Humidity

51%

Track Temp

53°C

Air Temp

33°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'41.579

2

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'41.604

3

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'42.047

4

Miller Jack

43

AUS

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1'42.375

5

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

LCR Honda

Honda

1'42.451

6

Redding Scott

45

GBR

Octo Pramac Yakhnich

Ducati

1'42.458

7

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'42.565

8

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'42.576

9

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'42.595

10

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

1'42.635

11

Barbera Hector

8

SPA

Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'42.664

12

Laverty Eugene

50

IRE

Aspar Team

Ducati

1'42.724

13

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1'42.774

14

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

1'42.819

15

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

1'42.953

16

Baz Loris

76

FRA

Avintia Racing

Ducati

1'43.054

17

Hernandez Yonny

68

COL

Aspar Team

Ducati

1'43.242

18

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1'43.538

19

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'43.800

20

Bradl Stefan

6

GER

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1'43.892

21

Pirro Michele

51

ITA

Ducati Team

Ducati

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Location Information

The Termas de Río Hondo Circuit is located 6km from the city which gives the venue its name, in the Province of Santiago del Estero. It was built in a 150 hectare area and officially inaugurated on May 11, 2008, during the visit of Argentina´s Touring Car Racing championship. In… read more.

Location Information

The Termas de Río Hondo Circuit is located 6km from the city which gives the venue its name, in the Province of Santiago del Estero. It was built in a 150 hectare area and officially inaugurated on May 11, 2008, during the visit of Argentina´s Touring Car Racing championship. In… read more.